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This vocabulary guide explores key terms related to emotions and behavior, including "pathos," which signifies the feelings that connect humans, and "apathetic," indicating a lack of emotion. We also delve into "derogative," highlighting how stereotypes can undermine individual worth, and "interrogation," the act of questioning. Additionally, we examine words like "vital" and "vitriol," revealing their significance in life and communication. Enhance your understanding of language with these critical concepts that shape our interactions.
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Vocabulary 10-2
Path – feel, suffer • Pathos -feelings (noun) • Without pathos, humans could not relate to one another.
Path – feel, suffer • Pathological - compulsive behavior (adj) When someone is a pathological liar, he is not trusted by anyone, yet he cannot stop himself from lying.
Path – feel, suffer • Apathetic-showing little or no emotion (adj)
Path – feel, suffer • Apathetic-showing little or no emotion (adj) • Nothing irritates a teacher more than a student who is a apathetic.
Rog – ask • Derogative – derogatorio—questioning one’s worth; belittling (adj) People who stereotype others tend to believe derogative statements about a whole group without really knowing anything about the people as individuals.
Rog – ask • Imbroglio – questionable situation (noun) Stuck on a rock, with no easy exit in sight, the sheep’s imbroglio led onlookers to wonder how he would resolve the situation.
Rog – ask • Interrogation – noun – a questioning After lengthy interrogation, I finally admitted to Mom that I ate the last brownie, not my little sister who I tried to blame.
Vit – life • Vital – adjective – necessary for life Making time to relax is vital to one’s mental health.
Vit – life • Vitriol – noun – cruel and bitter criticism Rather than words of praise or kindness, Amy’s holiday turkey elicited nothing but vitriol from her mother-in-law.
Vit – life • Vivify – verb – to endue with life Dr. Frankenstein’s goal was to vivify inanimate flesh.
Mut – change • Mutation – noun – the act or process of change I was amazed by the caterpillar’s mutation into a butterfly.
Mut – change • Transmute – verb – to change or alter in form In Transformers, aliens transmute their shape from basic vehicles into amazing mechanical life forms.
Mutable – adjective – able to change • Shifting word meanings show how fluid and mutable our language is. • Traditional Meaning Modern Meaning
Par - Equal • Disparate – adjective – not equal • Disparate economic levels led to the French Revolution where hungry peasants rose against the nobility.
Parody – noun – a humorous or satirical imitation • Saturday Night Live often does parodies of famous people.
Pariah – noun – an outcast • Surprisingly, Buddy never felt like a pariah even though he clearly did not fit in with his family.